Day: October 9, 2024

PNP anti-drug unit seizes P13.7-B narcotics under Marcos admin

Manila: The Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP DEG) on Wednesday said it has seized a total of PHP13.7 billion worth of narcotics since the start of the Marcos administration.

In a statement, PDEG chief Brig. Gen. Eleazar Matta sa…

World’s first stamp on display at PHLPost exhibit

Manila: The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) and the Philippine Stamp Collectors Society on Wednesday launched a three-day exhibit to celebrate World Post Day, featuring the world’s first stamp issued in the 1800s.

PHLPost Postmaster General L…

ADB soon to OK loan for Laguna Lakeshore, climate resilience

Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to approve within the year the funding for the first phase of the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) Project.

In a recent interview, ADB Country Director for the Philippines Pavit Ramachandran sa…

DFA monitoring Filipinos in Florida as Hurricane Milton nears

Manila: The country’s foreign service posts in the United States are closely monitoring the situation of Filipinos as category 5 Hurricane Milton races on a path toward Florida’s central west coast.

In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview, Foreign Aff…

DA: No active cases of Q fever in PH, final report out soon

Manila: There are no active cases of Q fever in the country, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday, adding that they would soon release their final report on the Q fever cases among imported goats.

Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by …

PAOCC, NBI express doubt over Maslog yarn

Manila: The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday cast doubts over claims made by Mary Ann Maslog that she was involved in investigating dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Gu…